White Shirt Day UAW Local 1193

THE  UAW'S ANNUAL WHITE SHIRT DAY HONORING THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN WHO, IN 1936-1937  CREATED THE RECOGNITION OF THE UAW FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A STRIKE AGAINST GENERAL MOTORS IN THE FLINT SIT-DOWN STRIKE THAT ENDED FEBRUARY 11, 1937.  EACH YEAR ON WHITE SHIRT DAY MEN AND WOMEN THROUGHOUT THE UAW WEAR WHITE-COLLAR ATTIRE TRADITIONALLY DONNED BY MANAGEMENT TO REMEMBER THE SACRIFICES AND VICTORIES OF WORKERS.  TODAY, AND EVERYDAY, WE SAY THANK YOU FOR LAYING THE FOUNDATION OF THE MIDDLE CLASS AND WORKERS' RIGHTS. THIS PHOTO IS OF Local 1193- REGION 9  WHO HONORED THIS DAY AT THEIR PLANT.